Geography and Environment

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Fully Funded NERC Studentship available for application

10 February 2012

A new fully funded NERC studentship is available with a deadline of 1 March 2012


The shape of things to come: researchers examine the future of UK high streets

2 February 2012

At a time when the future of UK town centres is high on the political agenda and the Government’s response to the Portas Review is awaited, researchers from Geography and Environment and Southampton Management School have been awarded over £250,000 to evaluate alternative visions of the future of UK high streets over the next 25 years.


Geography Professor's research to appear on channel 4 time team

1 February 2012

Professor David Sear’s research on Dunwich is to be featured in the next episode of Time Team on Channel 4.


New competition funded studentships: deadline 1 March 2012

25 January 2012

We have a series of topics available for application, starting in October 2012


Prestigious American honour for academic

24 January 2012

Neil Wrigley is being honoured for his scholarship and contributions to the discipline at the Association of American Geographers conference in New York at the end of February 2012.


New Year’s Honour for Professor Judith Petts

9 January 2012

Professor Judith Petts‚ Dean of the Faculty of Social and Human Sciences‚ which encompasses Geography and Environment, has been awarded a CBE in the New Year’s Honours list.


BBC programme highlighting Dunwich research to be aired 2 January

20 December 2011

Professor David Sear will be featured on Great British Railway Journeys with Michael Portillo talking about his research on the medieval port of Dunwich which was destroyed by coastal erosion.


Professor Dave Martin speaks to MPs about the future of the Census

16 December 2011

Professor Martin was invited to appear before the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee.


Geography and Environment academic to Chair new group to advise policy on potential new geological period

5 December 2011

Professor Tony Brown is to Chair a new working group of the British Society of Geomorphologists to answer questions posed by the concept of 'anthropocene'.


Dr Nick Clarke on Inside Out

Leading academic shares twin town expertise on BBC programme

28 November 2011

An interview with Dr Nick Clarke has recently been aired in the East Midlands as part of a feature piece about town twinning.


First undergraduate research conference a success

25 November 2011

The very first undergraduate research project conference, held on Wednesday 23rd November has been deemed a success by students and academics.
Students showcased their research projects by presenting a poster and verbally discussing their progress with academics.


Winter edition of Geography and Environment newsletter now online

25 November 2011

Our Winter edition of Altitude is now available for you to view online below with news ranging from our new laboratory facilities to our award winning professors and students.


Ted holding the gold medal

Professor awarded remote sensing gold medal

26 October 2011

Geography and Environment's Professor Ted Milton has been awarded the Remote Sensing and Photogrammetry Society gold medal in recognition of his sustained and distinguished contribution to the techniques and applications of remote sensing.


Southampton launches debate on the future of the census beyond 2011

17 October 2011

A debate on the future of the census beyond 2011 will be launched at a special conference run by the University of Southampton this week.


Undergraduate wins Royal Geographical Society prize

11 October 2011

Geography graduate Jamie Dennis (BSc, 2011) has been awarded the Joanna Stillwell Memorial Prize by the Royal Geographical Society Population Geography Research Group for ‘Best Undergraduate Dissertation’. She was awarded 2nd prize for her undergraduate thesis 'Developing a geodemographic typology of attitudes to alcohol consumption in England'.


Undergraduate wins national dissertation prize

7 October 2011

Physical Geography graduate Alexandra Semproni (BSc, 2011) has been awarded a runners-up prize by the British Hydrological Society for her undergraduate thesis 'A morphological investigation of step-pools using flume experiments'.


Fully Funded PhD Studentship

23 August 2011

Co-Sponsored by: The Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) Retail Industry Business Engagement Network (RIBEN) and Test Valley Borough Council


Geography and Environment summer newsletter now online

29 June 2011

In this issue, learn more about how our academics are advising the government on revitalising Britain's high streets, the processes that create sand dunes and read about a former student's success in America.


Fully funded PhD studentship: call for applications

13 June 2011

Sponsored by: the Organix Foundation; Geography and Environment, University of Southampton; and the School of Medicine, University of Southampton